When is Luka Doncic coming back? Injury update for Lakers-Thunder NBA Playoffs Game 3

Luka Dončić 's absence from the court will continue as he was officially ruled out Friday for Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals between the OKC Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers . The Thunder leads 2-0 as the best-of-seven series shifts to Los Angeles. Doncic has been sidelined since April 2 with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain .

The superstar guard told the media Wednesday that he has started running, but he hasn't yet been cleared for full contact. "I'm just doing everything I can," Doncic said. "Every day, I'm doing things I'm supposed to do.

Obviously, I'm recovering, and now I'm working. The doctor said eight weeks at the beginning of the first MRI. So I’m just going day by day, and I feel better every day.

” Doncic received that first MRI on April 3, which was nearly five weeks ago. If the eight-week recovery timeline holds up, he'd miss the entire second-round series against OKC. "I don't think people understand how frustrating it is," Doncic said.